After reading many posts about how to control the temperature in a converted chest freezer. Wouldn't something like this http://www.amazon.com/DeLonghi-DCH10...ref=pd_sim_hg2 work to both heat and keep air circulating in a chest freezer used for a fermentor? I am going to have a two cycle controller for both heating and cooling. Please let me know what you think about this heating option. Thanks.

After reading many posts about how to control the temperature in a converted chest freezer. Wouldn't something like this http://www.amazon.com/DeLonghi-DCH10...ref=pd_sim_hg2 work to both heat and keep air circulating in a chest freezer used for a fermentor? I am going to have a two cycle controller for both heating and cooling. Please let me know what you think about this heating option. Thanks.

Yikes - that thing would be HUMONGOUS overkill inside any chiller - by at least an order of magnitude! The little dude cited by wolfman_48442 would be way more appropriate...

Not an option for everyone, but I use an old Sun 1 GB harddisk. Has it's own enclosure, power supply and fan. Figure 30-35 watts.

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